samedi 1 juin 2013

Important Facts About Los Angeles Dental Implants

By Audrey McGuire


If you have missing teeth and have gaps in your smile then it is more than likely that you could be suffering from clicking and slipping when talking, pain and irritation while chewing, as well as looking older that just about everybody around you. This makes you a perfect candidate for Los Angeles dental implants as alternatives to the missing teeth. Installation of an implant results in you having natural looking teeth that work and feel as your very own.

The health of the teeth is a blessing that many individuals take for granted. The loss of a single or a couple of teeth has a major effect on many individuals' confidence, enjoyment of favorite meals as well as smiles. The implant is a piece of technology that takes you closer to achieving a tooth replacements that is as secure as your very own.

Installation involves a few steps that will provide you with a set of teeth that you can show off in many social and regular routines. For one, your dentist has to do a thorough investigation into the condition of your mouth, teeth and jaw. The examination aids him or her to see if you qualify for the installation of an implant as well as decide which type is best suited for you.

Two surgical procedures are carried out on most patients when it comes to the placing of an implant in the mouth. The first, involves the insertion by the dentist atop or into a jawbone and allowing the anchor to bond to bone. The second is having the new teeth attached to the dental implant and look natural.

The state of your general health has a large bearing on whether you do qualify for any type of implant. This is because some conditions such as diabetes, heart issues tend to interfere with the healing process after undergoing the surgery. Your dentist has to ensure that your jaw is strong and healthy enough to support the installation of any type of implant.

Three types of installations are available, the root form implant is shaped to look like the tooth of a root and is the most common when there is plenty of space in the jawbone with a narrow jawbone requiring bone grafting. The Plate form implant is for those with a jawbone that is too narrow to support bone grafting making use of incisions to make the bone ready for implantation and closed with a number of stitches. When there is little space, the subperiosteal implant is highly recommended and it rests on the jawbone.

There are also different classifications that you need to be aware of and they include those based on implant design, attachment design, macroscopic body design, surface of implant and type of material. For example, those based on attachment mechanism include fibro integration and osseointegration. While those based on body design are the cylindrical, threaded, plateaus, perforated, solid, vented and hollow.

Once you have had Los Angeles dental implants, the next step is committing yourself to a strict mouth hygiene program. Regular visits to your dentist's practice should prove invaluable in ensuring the longevity of the implant. Compared to other types of tooth replacement, the implant is more expensive but many insurance firms only offer coverage to ten percent of fees.




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